Call to Artists

Second Annual Juried "Women's Voices / Women's Visions" Exhibition and Prize 

Musique a la Mode is issuing a call for entries of works of visual art to its second annual staging of “Women’s Voices / Women’s Visions.” The event is a concert-length program of new music integrated with a visual arts exhibition, at St. Mark’s Church in New York. It will be held on April 26th, 2009. Applicants whose works are chosen will receive a $50 honorarium and the opportunity to show their art in the “flash” one-day exhibition coinciding with the new music concert. Of the selected artists, one will be chosen by a guest juror to receive the Women’s Voices / Women’s Visions prize of $500.  Selected artists can also choose to make their work available for sale, and will receive 100% of any sales of their pieces that result from the show.

Work submitted should be relevant to this year’s theme: “Dissonance and Female Experience.” Artists are encouraged to explore a wide range of interpretations for “dissonance”—whether the struggle toward self-identity, a break from societal norms, or even something as heavy as war. Dissonance can be aural or visual, cognitive or sensorial. It can be a breathtakingly unusual color choice, or a clash of societal roles.  Can dissonance work to reframe the lives and experiences of women?

The jury members will include curator and Artforum.com critic Dawn Chan, as well as Musique à la Mode program coordinators Laurie Rubin, Jennifer Taira, and Ed Klorman. Musique a la Mode reserves the right to take installation constraints into account when selecting artworks.

To apply, send a CD of digital files that include:
-- Photo or video documentation of each work
-- A proposal which must include dimensions of work and any other financial or logistical installation constraings
-- A resume and artist’s statement
-- A check for the application fee of $25 made out to Musique à la Mode
DO NOT SEND ANY ORIGINALS

Please send applications postmarked by March 13, 2009 to:

Laurie Rubin
Musique à la Mode
310 West End Avenue Apt. 9C
New York, NY  10023

CDs will be returned only if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.  Musique a la Mode is not responsible for lost or damaged CDs.  Applicants must also confirm that, if chosen, they can transport  their work to St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery at 131 E. 10th St on the day of the exhibition (April 26), or to an agreed-upon storage site beforehand.  

Musique a la Mode is a cutting-edge chamber music ensemble that specializes in performing and programming new music and integrating the visual arts, storytelling, theater, and other artistic genres. More about the ensemble can be found here: http://www.musiquealamode.com/

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